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In response to the Oct. 17 incident of racial profiling of black Washington University in St. Louis students at a Chicago club, the Associated Student Government passed a bill Wednesday in support of the Wash U student government’s public outcry.
Six black students were denied entrance to a nightclub in downtown Chicago. The students were told they did not meet the dress code because of their baggy pants. But when a white student switched pants with one of the black students, he was allowed entry.
ASG voted to maintain an active role in addressing issues of racial profiling, passing the Racial Profiling is Not Acceptable at NU or in Our Backyard Bill.
The bill, introduced last week by Weinberg sophomore Tyris Jones, the representative of For Members Only, provides that ASG write a letter of support to the Wash U student government by next Wednesday, Nov. 11.
An amendment added to the bill, also proposed by Jones, stipulated that ASG representatives would meet with students to discuss further courses of action and play an active role in any resulting events.
“It is important that people don’t blow this to the side as an isolated incident that didn’t affect our students,” Jones said.
A protest regarding the incident is tentatively scheduled for Nov. 21, Jones said after the meeting.
“We want a lot of students to come together with Wash U students and students from other Chicagoland schools,” he said.
ASG Academic director Muhammad Safdari introduced the ASG Faculty and Administration Honor Roll Selection Process Bill, but further discussion of the bill was tabled until next week’s meeting.
Several amendments were discussed for the Code Review. Three of them, introduced by Willard Residential College representative Beau Becker, passed.
— Lauren Kelleher
